McQuail's Media and Mass Communication Theory
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McQuail's Media and Mass Communication Theory

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McQuail's Media and Mass Communication Theory

About this book

"What a magnificent invitation to the field of media and communication - full of lively debate and relevant examples yet carefully balanced, comprehensive in scope and thoughtfully explained." -Professor Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and Political Science


"This informative, important and readable volume should populate the shelves of all those wanting to understand more fully how the media and mass communication operate today." -Professor Barbie Zelizer, Annenberg School for Communication

Now in its seventh edition, this landmark text continues to define the field of media and mass communication theory and research. It is a uniquely comprehensive and balanced guide to the world of pervasive, ubiquitous, mobile, social and always-online media that we live in today. New to this edition:

  • Explores mass communication and media theory in an age of big data, algorithmic culture, AI, platform governance, streaming services, and mass self-communication.
  • Discusses the ethics of media and mass communication in all chapters.
  • Introduces a diverse and global range of voices, histories and examples from across the field.
  • Ties theory to the way media industries work and what it?s like to make all kinds of media, including journalism, advertising, film, television, and digital games.

This book is the benchmark for studyingmedia and mass communication in the 21st century.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. How to Use this Book
  9. Part 1 Preliminaries
  10. 1 Introduction to the Book
  11. 2 The Rise, Decline and Return of Mass Media
  12. Part 2 Theories
  13. 3 Concepts and Models for Mass Communication
  14. 4 Theories of Media and Society
  15. 5 Media, Mass Communication and Culture
  16. 6 New Media Theory
  17. Part 3 Structures
  18. 7 Media Structure and Performance: Principles and Accountability
  19. 8 Media Economics and Governance
  20. 9 Global Mass Communication
  21. Part 4 Organizations
  22. 10 The Media Organization: Structures and Influences
  23. 11 The Production of Media Culture
  24. Part 5 Content
  25. 12 Media Content: Issues, Concepts and Methods of Analysis
  26. 13 Media Genres, Formats and Texts
  27. Part 6 Audiences
  28. 14 Audience Theory and Research Traditions
  29. 15 Audience Formation and Experience
  30. Part 7 Effects
  31. 16 Processes and Models of Media Effects
  32. 17 A Canon of Media Effects
  33. Part 8 Epilogue
  34. 18 The Future
  35. Glossary
  36. References
  37. Author Index
  38. Subject Index